USB- Free space for Mac

Im going to be buying a mini 32gb usb that i can stick into my macbook air 24/7 without a problem and use it as "free space" for my mac but does that really mean that my mac will use it as actual space because my mac only has 64gb so im looking for extra storage. So basically how should i partition my usb in a way that my mac actually uses it as storage space so i dont get low on space and run the risk of my mac running slow?
Thanks!

Bart1977
What I like about the solution of the mini-USB sticks, is that you never forget to bring them along. They just stay put.
Thats what they dont do, USB sticks are the "most lost computer item" on earth. AND if you plan on putting private/ personal data on them and lose them,....then a crook finds it,........
A superslim 1tb drive now is only 9.5mm thick (with 7mm about to come out),...realistically such a drive takes up not a lot more space in any laptop bag and they weigh extremely little.
As to the SSD upgrade, cost is too high, and it supposes one is using the Air outside its idealized use as a working platform,....meaning use only all APPS, and all vital data you need on a weekly basis, and dont use the SSD for storing any level of media files (pics, vids, music), .....as people are often found doing, trying to use a 128gig / 256gig SSD as a "storage device for their vids/ music/ pic collections" etc, and soon finding out there is no space left.

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